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Accrued Expenses Payable - Summary of Accrued Expenses Payable (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Accrued expenses [abstract] |  |
Accruals and estimations | $ 9,059 | $ 5,849
Labor related provisions | 44,188 | 31,785
Liability for social security contributions | 6,432 | 5,700
Other | 642 | 1,028
Accrued expenses payable | $ 60,321 | $ 44,362

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- Definition The amount of payment due on social security and taxes other than income tax. Income taxes include all domestic and foreign taxes that are based on taxable profits. Income taxes also include taxes, such as withholding taxes, that are payable by a subsidiary, associate or joint arrangement on distributions to the reporting entity. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 78 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_78&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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